adjective

chlōros

Greekχλωρός (chlōros)

Strong’sG5515

green, pale

stem chlōr-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

green3×pale green1×

What it means

χλωρός, -ά, -όν

(< χλόη), [in LXX for יֶרֶק, etc.;]

(a) pale green: χόρτος, Mk 6:39, Re 8:7; πᾶν χ., Re 9:4;

(b) pale: ἵππος, Re 6:8.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5515 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkhlo-ros'

greenish, i.e. verdant, dun-colored

Fromfrom the same as G5514;

King Jamesgreen, pale.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	chlōros2×χλωρός	chlōras	chlōrem1×χλωρὸν	chlōrois	chlōrais	chlōreim
object accusative	chlōron	chlōran		chlōroin	chlōrain
direct address vocative	chlōror	chlōrar		chlōroir	chlōrair
of, belonging to genitive	chlōrou	chlōrau	chlōreu	chlōroiu	chlōraiu	chlōreiu
to, for dative	chlōro1×χλωρῷ	chlōra	chlōre	chlōroi	chlōrai	chlōrei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

chlōrstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

chlōr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

chlōros“green”subjectnominative singular2×

Revelation 6:8“pale green”kai horama, kai idou hippos chlōros, kai tos katherōtos epanō autou onomem auto tos Thanatos, kai tos hados akolouthate meta autou, kai dōita autoi exousias epi tem tetartem tau gēau, apokteinara en romfaia kai en limo kai en thanato kai hupo teiu thēreiu tau gēau.Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

Revelation 8:7“green”Kai tos prōtos salpizata; kai gineta chalazas kai purem mignuirēteim en haime, kai ballita eis tan gēan; kai tem tritem tau gēau katakaiita, kai tem tritem teiu dendreiu katakaiita, kai pantos chortos chlōros katakaiita.Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.

chlōro“green”to, fordative singular1×

Mark 6:39“green”kai epitassata autoi anaklinara pantoin sumposieim sumposieim epi to chlōro chorto.Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

chlōrem“green”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Revelation 9:4“green”kai legita autai hina mē adikali ton chorton tau gēau oude pantem chlōrem oude pantem dendrem, ei mē toin anthrōpoin hotinois ouk echalō tan sfragian tou theou epi teiu metōpeiu.They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.